Mendocino County Sheriff's Office roundup

A 56-year-old Fort Bragg man was arrested Monday after he allegedly beat his son, when the young man tried to stop him from attacking his mother, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office responded to a report at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 12 about an assault at a home in the 21000 block of John Hyman Road in Fort Bragg, where deputies found Matthew Jones, 18, with visible injuries. He declined emergency medical attention, according to the MCSO.

The young man explained that his father, Mark Jones, was attacking his mother and he had intervened. The father allegedly turned his attention on his son, punching and kicking him about the head and upper body, according to the MCSO.

Mark Jones was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery, and booked at the Mendocino County Jail under $30,000 bail.

Southern California man arrested with 'shrooms

A 24-year-old man from Southern California was arrested for allegedly having hallucinogenic mushrooms after the smell of marijuana led to a vehicle search in the town of Mendocino late Monday night, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies patrolling the town at about 11:30 p.m. Nov. 12 spotted a black Dodge Neon parked in a dirt lot behind the Presbyterian Church on Main Street and spoke to the three people inside. The deputies smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and searched it, finding that one of the passengers, Brenden Shine, 24, a transient from Morro Bay, had 257 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, according to the MCSO.

Shine allegedly admitted possessing them, and said he intended to share the mushrooms with people at parties because he "likes to have fun," according to the MCSO.

Shine was arrested on suspicion of possessing psilocybin mushrooms for sale and booked at the Mendocino County Jail under $25,000 bail.